Due to construction at the NRWA,
 
The MARCH 21, 2019 WILD & SCENIC STUDY COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT THE
 
GROTON ELECTRIC LIGHT BUILDING
23 STATION AVENUE
GROTON
 
Same time: 7 pm to 9 pm
Station Ave is to the left (east) of Groton Town Hall. There is ample parking in their parking lot or on the street.

Study Committee Documents

Study Committee

The Nashua River Wild & Scenic River Study Committee consists of a representative and, in most cases, an alternate appointed by the participating town's Board of Selectmen.  The Committee meets on the third Thursday of each month. 

Current Study Committee Members:
Communities  (1 vote per community) 
  • Ayer MA:  Beth Suedmeyer (rep) & Robert Pontbriand (alt)
  • Bolton MA: Rona Balco (rep) & Rebecca Longvall (alt)
  • Brookline NH: Jordan Bailey (rep) & Drew Kellner (alt)
  • Dunstable MA:  Leah Basbanes (rep) & Jean Haight (alt)
  • Groton MA:  Nadia Madden (rep / Vice Chair) & Stacey Chilcoat (alt)
  • Harvard MA:  Lucy Wallace (rep / Chair) & Michele Girard (alt)
  • Hollis NH: LeeAnn Wolff (rep) & Laura Bianco (alt)
  • Lancaster MA:  Susan Munyon (rep)
  • Pepperell MA:  Paula Terrasi (rep)
  • Shirley MA:   Heidi Ricci (rep) & Betsy Colburn (alt)
  • Townsend MA:  Bill Wilkinson (rep)
Other voting committee members:
Nashua River Watershed Association  (1 vote for the NRWA) 
  • Elizabeth Ainsley Campbell
  • Al Futterman
  • Martha Morgan
National Park Service  (1 vote for the NPS) 
  • Jamie Fosburgh
  • Liz Lacy

​Non-voting members include representatives from MA Div. of Ecological Restoration, MA Div. of Fish & Wildlife, US Fish & Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey.
  • Devens Enterprise Commission (Neal Angus)
  • MA Division of Ecological Restoration (Cindy Delpapa)
  • MA Division of Fish & Wildlife (Anne Gagnon)
  • US Fish & Wildlife Service (Linh Phu)
  • US Geological Survey (Jeff Barbaro)




Participating guests include local and regional resource experts from Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Steps of the Study and Designation Process (Click and scroll down for "Steps")
ORRV (Outstandingly Remarkable Resource Values) Sub-Committee
Outreach Sub-Committee